Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. FDA tightens regulations for COVID-19 antibody tests
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it now expects makers of antibody tests for the new coronavirus to submit requests for emergency use authorization of their tests withi...
May 04, 2020
U.S. House Republican leader McCarthy: money for states can be only about covid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said more money for state and local governments in a next round of coronavirus relief legislation "could only be a...
May 04, 2020
U.S. states plow ahead with reopening; Trump warns death toll could hit 100,000
By Susan Heavey and Maria Caspani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ohio and other U.S. states on Monday planned to ease more restrictions on businesses even as President Donald Trump acknowledged that as many a...
May 04, 2020
Trump orders to address medical supplies, energy components: Navarro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is planning executive orders to address the lack of medical product and energy component manufacturing in the United States, the White House said on ...
May 04, 2020
U.S. starts study to find COVID-19 infection rate in children
(Reuters) - The National Institutes Of Health said on Monday it has started enrolling participants in a study to find out the infection rate of COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus, in children and...
May 04, 2020
GE plans to cut aviation workforce by as much as 25% in 2020
(Reuters) - General Electric Co said on Monday it was planning to cut its global workforce in the aviation unit by as much as 25% this year, including both voluntary and involuntary layoffs, due to bu...
May 04, 2020
U.S. Treasury’s Mnuchin says Trump eyeing restaurant tax changes, travel boost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said bipartisan discussions are underway over whether more U.S. government relief funding is needed amid the nation's novel coronavir...
May 04, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court hears first case by teleconference; Thomas asks questions
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a break from tradition caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday for the first time heard arguments in a case b...
May 04, 2020
U.S. airline shares tumble as Buffett stake riddance fuels investor worries
(Reuters) - Shares of the top four U.S. airlines dropped on Monday after billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said it offloaded its entire stake in the carriers last month, adding ...
May 04, 2020
Central banks’ pandemic battle could stretch into an infinity war
By Howard Schneider and Balazs Koranyi WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Big central banks are buying from an expanding menu of government bonds, corporate debt and consumer loans to help businesses an...
May 04, 2020
